Glenn Murphy Explained
Glenn Murphy is a British children's writer. His book Why is Snot Green? was shortlisted for the 2007 Blue Peter Book Awards[1] and was a finalist for the Royal Society Junior Science Book of the Year 2008[2]
He is also the author of the sequel to Why Is Snot Green?, How Loud Can You Burp?[3] and the Global Issues[4] book series for young readers.
Murphy is considered one of the leading authors in the grossology genre.[5]
Bibliography
- Why Is Snot Green (2007) – US edition (Flash Point imprint/Roaring Brook Press, April 2009) subtitled And Other Extremely Important Questions (and Answers): "Written while Murphy was in charge of a team of “science communicators” at the Science Museum in London, this seriously funny collection of science facts is based on the questions kids and adults asked."[6] – Science Museum series
- How Loud Can You Burp? (2008) – Science Museum series
- A Kid's Guide to Global Warming (2008)
- Stuff That Scares Your Pants Off (2009) – US edition (Roaring Brook, 2011) subtitled A Book of Scary Things (and How to Avoid Them) and/or The Science Scoop on more than 39 Terrifying Phenomena: "Reluctant readers, especially, will find Murphy's chatty, lighthearted approach appealing, enjoyable and informative. (source notes, index) (Nonfiction. 8-12)"[7]
- Inventions (2009)
- Small Steps (2009)
- Turning Points: Science (2010)
- Science Sorted: Space, Black Holes and Stuff (2010)
- Science Sorted: Evolution, Nature and Things (2010)
- Do Bugs Have Bottoms? (World Book Day 2011) – Science Museum series
- Will Farts Destroy the Planet? (2011) – Science Museum series
- Science Sorted: Brains, Bodies, Guts and Stuff (2011)
- Science Sorted: Robots, Chips and Techno Stuff (2011), Science Sorted series
- Does Farting Make You Faster? (2012)
- Supergeek: Robots, Space and Furry Animals (2014)
- Supergeek: Dinosaurs, Brains and Supertrains (2014)
- Poo! What Is That Smell? (2014)
- Space: The Whole Whizz-Bang Story, illustrated by Mike Phillips (Pan Macmillan, 2014), Science Sorted series
- Evolution: The Whole Life-On-Earth Story (2014)
- Bodies: The Whole Blood-Pumping Story (2014)
- Disgusting Science (2014)
Notes and References
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/content/articles/2007/10/03/book_awards_2007_finalists_feature.shtml Blue Peter Book Awards 2007 Shortlists
- http://royalsociety.org/author.asp?id=7576 Royal Society Junior Science Book of the Year 2008
- Web site: How Loud Can You Burp? . 31 August 2017 . 12 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112193218/http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Loud-Can-You-Burp/dp/0330454099 . live .
- Web site: Global Issues: Global Warming, aka A Kid's Guide to Global Warming . 11 July 2008 . 4 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080504061022/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Kids-Guide-to-Global-Warming/Glenn-Murphy/e/9781435105911 . live .
- [Alan Boyle|Boyle, Alan]
- https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/glenn-murphy/why-is-snot-green "WHY IS SNOT GREEN? "
- https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/glenn-murphy/stuff-scares-your-pants "STUFF THAT SCARES YOUR PANTS OFF! "
